2010

Meet the film star hairstylist

Al Pacino, Sean Connery, Marlon Brando… There aren't many movie icons whose barnet Vera Mitchell hasn't got her hands on! As a film set hairstylist Vera travels all over the world, but home for her is currently in the hills near Rome.

1 September 2010

We had help furnishing our holiday home.

One way to furnish an overseas property is to get someone to do it for you. It worked for British couple the Botfields when they bought in Cyprus…

1 September 2010

Home from home...Malta

Three Mediterranean islands – Malta,Gozo and Comino – just south of Sicily and less than 300 kilometres from Tunisia form the most southerly part of Europe (apart from a tiny Greek island) and have a combined land area of 300 square kilometres and a population of 370,000. The capital is Valletta but the largest city is Birkirkara.

1 September 2010

Simon Cowell’s Marbella home trashed by X Factor contestants

Music mogul and leading judge on the reality hits show X Factor reportedly had his luxury home in Marbella trashed over the weekend by some of the show's contestants staying at his Spanish property.

31 August 2010

Australia new home sales fall 7%

Australian new home sales dropped 7 per cent in July compared to the preceding month, the third consecutive monthly fall, according to data released by the Housing Industry Association (HIA).

31 August 2010

Cuba property laws relaxed further

Foreigners are now permitted to buy property in Cuba on government owned land on a lease of up to 99 years, following the introduction of fresh legislation.

30 August 2010

Florida property market is back with a bang

The Florida property market is back in favour with overseas property buyers, including many Brits, according to a leading Orlando-based new home developer and estate agent.

27 August 2010

Property price reductions in Barcelona and Madrid

The volume of homes in Barcelona and Madrid for sale at under €200,000 (£164,000) has increased significantly in the past year because vendors are reducing their prices, according to research released by Spanish property firms Idealista.

27 August 2010

New home sales in USA plummet

Sales of new homes in USA fell to their lowest level since the government started recording the data in 1963, which is a blow to the already delicate USA property market recovery.

26 August 2010